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HONGKONG ESTIMATES
UNDERTAKINngs of GovERNMENT.
CLASS VII.
1--POST OFFICE.
Approved
Estimate, 1915.
Estimate, 1916
#
PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.
Do.,
Postmaster General, ($4,800 to $5,400 by $300 triennially)........
Exchange Compensation,
5,152
5,400
(1) (2)
3,600
3,857
Do.,
Assistant Postmaster General, (£400 to £560 by £20 annually),..
Duty Pay, (£100),.
5,029
5,304
(2) (3)
1,132
1,143
1 Accountaut, (£360 to £450 by £30 triennially),
4,756
4,800
(3)
Do., Allowance for Extra Work,
195
195
(4)
1 Superintendent of Money Order Office, (£360 to £450 by £30
triennially),
5,096
5,143
(3)
Senior Clerk, 1, ($1,800 to $2,100 by $60 biennially),
2,100
Do.g
Exchange Compensation,
1,467
(5)
Do.,
Allowance for Extra Work,
195
1 Superintendent of Registration and Parcels Branch, (£300 to
£345 by £15 triennially),
3,737
Do.,
Do., Do.
£5 annually),
Do.,
Do., Do., Do.,
Do.,
Allowance for Extra Work....
1 Superintendent of Mails, (£300 to £345 by £15 triennially),
1 Lance Sergeant acting as Postal Inspector, (£130 to £145 by
2 1st Grade Postal Clerks, ($1,920 to $2,400 by $120 biennially),
1 Supervisor, (£165 to £225 by £15 triennially),
7 2nd Grade Postal Clerks, ($1,440 to $1,800 by $120 biennially),
195
3,943 195
(2) (3) (6
3,567
3,600
(3) (7)
Allowance for Extra Work,
39
39
Language Allowance,
270
270
.821
(3)(8)(9)10
Allowance as Fostal Inspector,
1,440
(8):
4,800
4,800
Personal Allowance to I,
600
600 (11)
House Allowance to 1,
180
180
Allowances for Extra Work at $195 each,
390
390
2,038
2,057
(3)
Allowance for Extra Work,
195
195
11,610
11,880
(2)
Do.,
Allowances for Extra Work to 7 at $195
each,
1,365
1,365
Do.,
17 3rd Grade Postal Clerks, ($960 to $1,200 by $120 biennially),
Do.,
Sea Allowances to 3 at $480 each,
1,440
(12)
21,360
20,270
(2)(13)
Allowances for Extra Work to 14 at $195
each, and 1 at $130,
2,860
2,860
Doi,
Sea Allowances to 3 at $480 each,
1,440
(12)
1 3rd Grade Correspondence Clerk, ($960 to $1,200 by $120.
biennially),
960
1,035
Do.,
27 4th Grade Postal Clerks, ($720 to $900 by $60 annually),
Allowances for Extra Work to 12 at $130,
and 13 at $26 each,
13 5th Grade Postal Clerks, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually),
22,159
22,784 }(2)
1,976
1,898
(14)
6,664
7,344
(2) (15)
Do.,
Allowances for Extra Work to 3 at $26, 1 at $25, 2 at $22, 1 at $14, and 6 at $13 each,....
177
239
(4)
Carried forward,
116,744
113,997
(1) Also receives £100 a year from the Imperial Government
for supervision of the Postal Agencies in China,
(2) Stipulated increments.
(3) Lower exchange.
(4) C.O. Despatch No. 258 of 15th November, 1899, §12.
(5) Abolished,-Governor's Despatch No. 319 of 27th Septem-
ber, 1915.
(6) Free quarters and light,
(7) Also receives rent allowance of $360 out of "Rent Allow- ances to Married Officers ", Miscellaneous Services, pend- ing completion of rented quarters,
(8) New post-Governor's Despatch No. 319 of 27th Septem
ber, 1915.
(9) Half paid by Treasury.
(10) Free quarters, but not of right.
(11) 25% of salary ($2,400),—C.O. Despatch No. 241 of 25th
June, 1903.
(12) Sea-sorting on board P. & O. Mail packets discontinued. (13) 1 replaced by 1 5th Grade Clerk,-vide Appendix III. (14) New appointments.
(15) 1 new post in place of 1 3rd Grade Postal Clerk,
Appendix III.